{"asOf":"2026-07-10T19:42:56.524Z","block":"7100-7199 YOCUM ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/7100-7199-yocum-st","address":"7139 YOCUM ST","parcelNumber":"403279000","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=403279000","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"AKIL-EL JABARI A","coOwner":null,"marketValue":55200,"livableArea":854,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":2000,"date":"2007-10-22T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":3,"violations":[{"number":"211973528","date":"2019-10-10","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-06-05","resolution":"CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING"},{"number":"211973565","date":"2019-10-10","code":"PM15-108.1","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-06-05","resolution":"CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING"},{"number":"211973566","date":"2019-10-10","code":"PM15-304.1C","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-06-05","resolution":"CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING"},{"number":"VI-2024-005521","date":"2024-01-29","code":"A-301.6/1","title":"PLANS REQUIRED TO COMPLY","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-06-05","resolution":"CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING"},{"number":"VI-2024-007417","date":"2024-02-05","code":"PM15-504.1","title":"PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-04-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2024-007418","date":"2024-02-05","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-03-13","resolution":"CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN"},{"number":"VI-2024-007419","date":"2024-02-05","code":"PM15-304.6","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WALLS","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-09","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011274","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011275","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011276","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011277","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-304.2","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011278","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-304.3","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE  IDENTIFICATION","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011279","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-304.10","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE STAIRS, DECKS, PORCHES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011280","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-901.1","title":"VACANT PROPERTIES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011281","date":"2024-02-22","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2025-062588","date":"2025-08-18","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-09-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2025-062589","date":"2025-08-18","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-09-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2026-026876","date":"2026-04-30","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2026-05-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2026-026877","date":"2026-04-30","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2026-05-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"711146","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"UNSAFE","responsibility":"CSU INVESTIGATOR","status":"COMPLIED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2019-10-10","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"211973528","date":"2019-10-10","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-06-05","resolution":"CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING"},{"number":"211973565","date":"2019-10-10","code":"PM15-108.1","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-06-05","resolution":"CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING"},{"number":"211973566","date":"2019-10-10","code":"PM15-304.1C","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-06-05","resolution":"CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING"}]},{"number":"CF-2024-006664","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CSU INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2024-01-29","completedDate":"2024-06-05","violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-005521","date":"2024-01-29","code":"A-301.6/1","title":"PLANS REQUIRED TO COMPLY","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-06-05","resolution":"CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING"}]},{"number":"CF-2024-008946","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"IN VIOLATION","createdDate":"2024-02-05","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-007417","date":"2024-02-05","code":"PM15-504.1","title":"PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-04-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2024-007418","date":"2024-02-05","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-03-13","resolution":"CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN"},{"number":"VI-2024-007419","date":"2024-02-05","code":"PM15-304.6","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WALLS","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-09","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"}]},{"number":"CF-2024-013710","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"VACANT PROPERTY INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2024-02-22","completedDate":"2024-05-16","violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-011274","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011275","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011276","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011277","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-304.2","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011278","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-304.3","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE  IDENTIFICATION","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011279","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-304.10","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE STAIRS, DECKS, PORCHES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011280","date":"2024-02-22","code":"PM15-901.1","title":"VACANT PROPERTIES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-011281","date":"2024-02-22","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-16","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"}]},{"number":"CF-2025-087809","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2025-08-18","completedDate":"2025-09-15","violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-062588","date":"2025-08-18","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-09-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2025-062589","date":"2025-08-18","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-09-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"}]},{"number":"CF-2026-044407","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2026-04-30","completedDate":"2026-05-19","violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-026876","date":"2026-04-30","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2026-05-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2026-026877","date":"2026-04-30","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2026-05-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2019,"n":3,"worst":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7"},{"y":2024,"n":12,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2019-10-10","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2019-12-16","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2020-11-24","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2021-01-29","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2022-11-09","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2022-12-20","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2023-05-18","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2023-06-28","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2023-09-14","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2023-10-19","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2024-01-25","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-006664","date":"2024-01-29","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-008946","date":"2024-02-05","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-013710","date":"2024-02-22","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-006664","date":"2024-03-04","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-008946","date":"2024-03-13","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-008946","date":"2024-04-16","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2024-04-16","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2024-04-25","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2024-05-09","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-013710","date":"2024-05-16","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-006664","date":"2024-06-05","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"711146","date":"2024-06-05","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-087809","date":"2025-08-18","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-087809","date":"2025-09-15","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-087809","date":"2025-09-15","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-044407","date":"2026-04-30","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-044407","date":"2026-05-18","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-044407","date":"2026-05-19","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2019,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2020,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2021,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2022,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2023,"fails":4,"passes":0},{"y":2024,"fails":10,"passes":3},{"y":2025,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2026,"fails":2,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":34756.2,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":34756.2,"principalDue":8963.02,"penaltyDue":917.42,"interestDue":22488.6,"otherChargesDue":2387.16,"yearsOwed":27,"oldestYearOwed":1987,"mostRecentYearOwed":2018,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2022-01-19","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":31300,"taxableAssessment":31300,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":438.14,"netTaxAfterHomestead":0,"actionableAtSnapshot":false,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":true,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"sheriffSaleAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.91944216441475,"lng":-75.24484240422771,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.244757619,39.919391816],[-75.244791985,39.919367629],[-75.244935056,39.91948796],[-75.244894517,39.919517185],[-75.244757619,39.919391816]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19142","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":858,"zoning":"RSA3","grade":"C","basement":"F","heater":"A","centralAir":false,"extCond":"5","intCond":"5","garage":1,"homestead":true,"mail":"7139 YOCUM ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19142","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":1987,"total":925.48,"principal":0,"interest":886.05,"penalty":29.43},{"year":1988,"total":1012.23,"principal":0,"interest":971.04,"penalty":31.19},{"year":1989,"total":1240.04,"principal":225.89,"interest":973.18,"penalty":30.97},{"year":1990,"total":1608.49,"principal":468.88,"interest":1005.74,"penalty":32.82},{"year":1991,"total":1658.2,"principal":492.66,"interest":1027.19,"penalty":34.49},{"year":1992,"total":1637.47,"principal":492.66,"interest":997.63,"penalty":34.49},{"year":1993,"total":1606.13,"principal":492.66,"interest":968.07,"penalty":34.49},{"year":1994,"total":1574.8,"principal":492.66,"interest":938.51,"penalty":34.49},{"year":1995,"total":1543.47,"principal":492.66,"interest":908.95,"penalty":34.49},{"year":1996,"total":1512.16,"principal":492.67,"interest":879.41,"penalty":34.49},{"year":1997,"total":1480.84,"principal":492.67,"interest":849.86,"penalty":34.49},{"year":1998,"total":1433.84,"principal":492.67,"interest":805.52,"penalty":34.49},{"year":1999,"total":1386.84,"principal":492.67,"interest":761.18,"penalty":34.49},{"year":2000,"total":1339.84,"principal":492.67,"interest":716.84,"penalty":34.49},{"year":2001,"total":1292.84,"principal":492.67,"interest":672.5,"penalty":34.49},{"year":2002,"total":1245.84,"principal":492.67,"interest":628.16,"penalty":34.49},{"year":2003,"total":1198.84,"principal":492.67,"interest":583.82,"penalty":34.49},{"year":2004,"total":1151.84,"principal":492.67,"interest":539.48,"penalty":34.49},{"year":2006,"total":1057.84,"principal":492.67,"interest":450.8,"penalty":34.49},{"year":2007,"total":1010.84,"principal":492.67,"interest":406.46,"penalty":34.49},{"year":2008,"total":701.55,"principal":355.8,"interest":261.5,"penalty":24.91},{"year":2009,"total":983.16,"principal":529.16,"interest":341.31,"penalty":37.04},{"year":2010,"total":932.68,"principal":529.16,"interest":293.69,"penalty":37.04},{"year":2011,"total":967.42,"principal":581.54,"interest":270.41,"penalty":40.71},{"year":2012,"total":913.3,"principal":582.46,"interest":218.42,"penalty":40.77},{"year":2013,"total":919.84,"principal":625.66,"interest":178.31,"penalty":43.8}],"taxNet":32335.82,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":45000,"taxable":15000},{"y":2017,"v":45000,"taxable":15000},{"y":2018,"v":45000,"taxable":15000},{"y":2019,"v":28900,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":31300,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":31300,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":31300,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":42900,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":42900,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":48200,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":48200,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":55200,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"PP-2024-006851","date":"2024-05-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-20","scope":"Created from Demolition Permit DP-2024-000623. Lateral Seal"},{"number":"DP-2024-000623","date":"2024-05-10","work":"City Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-05","scope":"Sub Demolition Permit for 711146. For the complete demolition of a SFD for the City of Philadelphia demolition program. Additional Specs: Install 6 foot chain link fence c/w rear yard. Clean all debris in rear yard of 7041. Install wood fence on side yard of 7133. New sidewalk. Install stucco c/w 7141. Repair front steps. Install four foot corral fence in front. Install erosion control mat with topsoil & seed."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.43,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"sale","p":2000},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"City Demolition"},{"y":2024,"k":"demo"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"12 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 10 failed, 3 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"strong","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"Several independent, separately dated records stack up here and deserve prompt verification.","evidence":["3 open L&I violations","$34,756 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["2 permit events since 2023","demolition activity since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"3 open L&I violations","finding":"19 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$34,756.20 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 1987–2018.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"24 failed, 5 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 19, 2026.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}